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Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory

AUG 28, 1957 · 102 MIN · DIR. NICHOLAS RAY

DramaWar

During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat, are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the arrival of Brand's wife, who had a tryst with Leith years earlier.

Cast

  • Richard Burton

    Richard Burton

    Capt. Leith

  • Curd Jürgens

    Curd Jürgens

    Major David Brand

  • Ruth Roman

    Ruth Roman

    Jane Brand

  • Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Sgt. Barney

  • Raymond Pellegrin

    Raymond Pellegrin

    Mekrane

  • Anthony Bushell

    Anthony Bushell

    General Paterson

  • Alfred Burke

    Alfred Burke

    Lt. Colonel Callander

  • Ramón de Larrocha

    Lieutenant Sanders

  • Ronan O'Casey

    Ronan O'Casey

    Sergeant Dunnigan

  • Fred Matter

    Oberst Lutze

  • Raoul Delfosse

    Raoul Delfosse

    Lieutenant Kassel

  • Andrew Crawford

    Andrew Crawford

    Private Roberts

Crew

Screenplay

René Hardy

Screenplay

Nicholas Ray

Screenplay

Gavin Lambert

Director of Photography

Michel Kelber

Editor

Léonide Azar

Original Music Composer

Maurice Le Roux

Producer

Paul Graetz